Tallahassee Sun

The only school district in Gadsden County experienced a decrease in student numbers, falling by 2% and welcoming 4,616 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black or African American, representing 70.5% of Gadsden County School District’s total enrollment.

Gadsden County School District has a main office in Quincy and is the only school district within Gadsden County.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub’s analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Gadsden County High School	1,006	991	1.5%
James A. Shanks Middle School	574	593	-3.2%
Crossroad Academy	553	550	0.5%
Havana Magnet School	505	606	-16.7%
George W. Munroe Elementary School	503	471	6.8%
Stewart Street Elementary School	484	484	0%
West Gadsden Middle School	320	335	-4.5%
Greensboro Elementary School	294	288	2.1%
Chattahoochee Elementary School	133	139	-4.3%
Gadsden Elementary Magnet School	128	126	1.6%
Carter Parramore Academy	43	69	-37.7%
Head Start Program	32	31	3.2%
Gadsden Central Academy	21	17	23.5%
Gadsden Technical College	10	0